France braces for fourth Saturday of protests with 70,000 police deployed

bfmtv.com (French) —

France faces a fourth consecutive Saturday of nationwide protests on November 7, with 70,000 police and gendarmes deployed as unions, youth groups, and Yellow Vests mobilize. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said prefects have issued bans on demonstrations in city centers, which will be "systematically protected," continuing the security approach from previous weeks. Yellow Vests member Jérôme Rodrigues questioned whether the government will be able to receive people beyond its usual interlocutors, highlighting ongoing tensions over social dialogue.


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